July 2010 Blog Posts (20)

Drew returns after his triumphant headline spot on The Barn Stage at Maverick Festival and impromptu appearance at The Leaden Hall Festival for a sting of club and house concert dates. Updated – Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Great review for the Shooting Star CD by my band Saloon Dogs on Dutch music blog altcountryforum.nl. It's in Dutch, but the meat of it, courtesy of Google Translate, is here: "Already at the first hearing the CD sounds fresh in the ears immediately. Straightforward folk-pop songs with perfect harmonies which the dose of bliss emanates. "Shooting Star" contains ten powerful songs in a fun way to keep your head hooks with lyrics about extinct and thriving love relationships. The music is catchy,… Continue

Charlie hails from Minnesota where he grew up listening to the radio and falling in love with all the magic sounds of the sixties. He's been learning songs since before he was old enough to sing them in a bar and has made a living from singing other folk's songs - and a few of his own - all his life. He claims to have over 1000 songs in his repertoire, so I guess at… Continue

Born in Wales and raised in Canada, Philip Sayce was immersed in music from a very young age. Influenced by those such as Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray you would have expected him to come out as an all guns blazing blues guitarist but that’s only a part of the Philip Sayce armoury. Innerevolution is his second album since leaving Melissa Etheridge’s band and the opening track, Changes is a strong one, with expansive rock… Continue

PAUL THORN's new CD, Pimps And Preachers is featured on show #79. Also new music from RED EYE JUNCTION, NEIL NATHAN and THE SWEETBACK SISTERS. The full playlist is posted below. Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or… Continue

Support for this evening came from Doveman; Martha’s own band, who played a pleasant, though not awe inspiring set of piano led songs. The band, which is made up of lead, Thomas, Brad and Doug, played us songs from their CD, The Conformist as well as some new material, including an old poem set to music, which, intriguingly, his… Continue

Sarah McClurg hails from Ottowa, Canada and her new CD was recorded in Nashville, which she describes as an incredible experience. The result, Tennessee Rain, will be released in July 2010. Sarah gave Fatea a sneak preview of three of the album tracks. The title track, Tennessee Rain, is a catchy, country sounding, up-tempo track which speaks of 'washing away the pain tonight in the Tennessee rain.' Sarah told me this song was inspired… Continue

Hank Cochran — Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and composer of "I Fall To Pieces," "Make The World Go Away" and numerous other classics — passed away Thursday morning in his Hendersonville home. He was 74.

strong>KEVIN WELCH's new CD, A Patch of Blue Sky is featured on FTB show #78. Also new music from THE B STARS, LANCE WHALEN and US 32. The full playlist is posted below. Check the artist's websites and order their CD's or downloads and tell 'em you heard the songs on the FTB podcast. Please email me with any… Continue

Yet another classic from the famed, Scotland recorded Transatlantic Sessions has Jerry Douglas and Aly Bain aid such acts as American stars Rosanne Cash, James Taylor, Allison Moorer and the incredible Dan Tyminski as not only, as in some instances dig down into their roots but reap the yield of the Transatlantic idiom. Through a sifting of artists of a… Continue

Friday 23rd July 5, 2010 sees the return of Solomon Burke to the Sage, Gateshead and the start of another SummerTyne Festival that has grown in strength ever since it started early in the last decade. Set on the banks of the River Tyne the setting couldn’t be better as cities go and as for the outdoor and indoor entertainment it is first class and.., will be the envy of many venues up and down the county. London included.

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